Establishment of a Lightened Regulatory Regime Applicable to a Battery Storage Project
NY-ADR
2/23/22 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-08-22-00006-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XLIV, ISSUE 8
February 23, 2022
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-08-22-00006-P
Establishment of a Lightened Regulatory Regime Applicable to a Battery Storage Project
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering a petition filed by Astoria Generating Company, L.P. for a lightened regulatory regime in connection with its ownership and operation of a battery storage project in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2(12), (13), 5(1)(b), 64-69, 69-a, 70-72, 72-a, 105-114, 114-a, 115, 117, 118, 119-b and 119-c
Subject:
Establishment of a lightened regulatory regime applicable to a battery storage project.
Purpose:
To ensure appropriate regulation of an electric corporation.
Substance of proposed rule:
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a petition filed by Astoria Generating Company, L.P. (AGC) on December 15, 2021 requesting a lightened regulatory regime in connection with a battery storage project that AGC is developing in Astoria, Queens, New York.
AGC requests an order providing that it will be regulated as an electric corporation under a lightened regulatory regime consistent with that imposed on independent power producers in the wholesale electric market. AGC also seeks a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to section 68 of the Public Service Law.
The full text of the petition and the full record of the proceeding may be reviewed online at the Department of Public Service web page: www.dps.ny.gov. The Commission may adopt, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the action proposed and may resolve related matters.
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Michelle Phillips, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
Public comment will be received until:
60 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement
Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
(21-E-0628SP1)
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